NORTH WEBSTER - Sidewalks and curbs, purchase of a leaf vacuum and real estate, the North Webster Elementary School project and infrastructure improvements are earmarked for Economic Development Income Tax funding by the town council.

To secure town's share of EDIT in July, a proposal must be passed in the form of an ordinance.

Clerk Peg Lawrance advised the council changes could still be made in the form of capital improvements when they heard the second reading Wednesday.

The ordinance is expected to be approved at the April 18 town council meeting.

Jim McCleary was given the go-ahead to design a pier at the North Webster Town Park at a cost of $5,300, including construction.

Standards for waste removal will be set for advertisement in April. Currently, Borden Waste-Away hauls North Webster refuse.

To encourage recycling, there is a four bag limit for trash. The town collects brush and limbs periodically. Bagged tree leaves can be dropped off at a dumpster at the sewage treatment plant site for free. Leaf bags also can be purchased from the clerk's office for 50 cents each for curbside pickup.

A tract of unimproved land will undergo the annexation process. Inadvertently left off a legal description of the Mid-Lakes Estates Subdivision annexation about three years ago, the town seeks to remedy the error now.

Pending approval, the annexation should be effective May 19. Mid-Lakes Estates is located off Crystal Flash Road. The property is managed by Mid-Lakes Development Co.

Lawrance reported the town will receive $2,900 in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to cover snow emergency costs.

In other business the council:

• Heard from Marshall Minnick, utilities superintendent, that street sweeping will begin soon.

Minnick said he met with engineers regarding the new post office and traffic flow around the building.

Town council members are Kay Andrews, Ken Wagoner and Jeff Morgan. [[In-content Ad]]